महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-7

तद्वै सर्वं पाण्डुपुत्रा लभन्तां यत्तद्राजन्नतिसृष्टं त्वयासीत् ।
एष धर्मः परमो यत्स्वकेन राजा तुष्येन्न परस्वेषु गृध्येत् ॥७॥

7. tadvai sarvaṁ pāṇḍuputrā labhantāṁ; yattadrājannatisṛṣṭaṁ tvayāsīt ,
eṣa dharmaḥ paramo yatsvakena; rājā tuṣyenna parasveṣu gṛdhyet.

7. tat vai sarvam pāṇḍuputrāḥ labhantām
yat tat rājan atisṛṣṭam tvayā
āsīt | eṣaḥ dharmaḥ paramaḥ yat
svakena rājā tuṣyet na parasveṣu gṛdhyet

7. "Indeed, may the sons of Pāṇḍu obtain all that which was relinquished by you, O King. This is the supreme dharma (natural law): that a king should be content with his own property and not covet the property of others."

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to what was relinquished. (that, that one)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'. (all, whole)

• पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

• लभन्ताम् (labhantām) - may they obtain, let them get

• यत् (yat) - Refers to 'tat' (that which). (which, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'. (that, that one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अतिसृष्टम् (atisṛṣṭam) - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness, natural law

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, introducing a clause. (that (conjunction), which)

• स्वकेन (svakena) - Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'. (by one's own, with one's own (property))

• राजा (rājā) - a king

• तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - may he be content, he should be pleased

• न (na) - not

• परस्वेषु (parasveṣu) - in others' property, among others' wealth

• गृध्येत् (gṛdhyet) - may he covet, he should covet, he should desire greedily

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to what was relinquished. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to what was relinquished.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'. (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tat' and 'atisṛṣṭam'.

पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of the father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

लभन्ताम् (labhantām) - may they obtain, let them get

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of labh

Imperative Middle

3rd person plural imperative middle of √labh (1st class)

Root: labh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - Refers to 'tat' (that which). (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tat' (that which).

तत् (tat) - This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: This 'tat' serves as a correlative pronoun to the relative pronoun 'yat'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अतिसृष्टम् (atisṛṣṭam) - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atisṛṣṭa

atisṛṣṭa - relinquished, given up, granted, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √sṛj with ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: sṛj (class 6)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active of √as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best

यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, introducing a clause. (that (conjunction), which)

(indeclinable)

स्वकेन (svakena) - Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'. (by one's own, with one's own (property))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, own property/wealth

Note: Often refers to 'one's own wealth' or 'one's own share'.

राजा (rājā) - a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - may he be content, he should be pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tuṣ

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of √tuṣ (4th class)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

परस्वेषु (parasveṣu) - in others' property, among others' wealth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parasva

parasva - other's property, wealth of others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+sva)

• para – other, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• sva – own, property, wealth
  noun (neuter)

गृध्येत् (gṛdhyet) - may he covet, he should covet, he should desire greedily

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gṛdh

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of √gṛdh (4th class)

Root: gṛdh (class 4)